20090311001949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Durango, CO · March 11, 2009

Date: March 11, 2009 · 19:06 local
Place: Durango, CO
Airport: Durango-La Plata County
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: MASS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8245H
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA213
Reported as: Beech 58
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 226 total5 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8245HRegistration cancelled Dec 19, 2012 · Beech 58S/N TH-1635 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 3/11/09 at 1906 MST a BE-58 N8245H was substantially damaged when it hard landed during flight instruction. The instructor and PIC were performing a double engine out on take-off with runway remaining from rwy 21 at laplata, Durango co. during the take-off at approx 50 to 100 ft. AGL the throttles were pulled back to idle. The student failed to promptly pitch the aircraft nose down. Momentarily the instructor to command to correct, and then returned control to the pilot who failed to arrest the descent. The aircraft touched down hard. The aircraft wing and fuselage suffered skin buckling and structural damage. Injuries were sustained by the crew.

As the FAA filed it

ON 3/11/09 AT 1906 MST A BE-58 N8245H WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT HARD LANDED DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. THE INSTRUCTOR AND PIC WERE PERFORMING A DOUBLE ENGINE OUT ON TAKE-OFF WITH RUNWAY REMAINING FROM RWY 21 AT LAPLATA, DURANGO CO. DURING THE TAKE-OFF AT APPROX 50 TO 100 FT. AGL THE THROTTLES WERE PULLED BACK TO IDLE. THE STUDENT FAILED TO PROMPTLY PITCH THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DOWN. MOMENTARILY THE INSTRUCTOR TO COMMAND TO CORRECT, AND THEN RETURNED CONTROL TO THE PILOT WHO FAILED TO ARREST THE DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD. THE AIRCRAFT WING AND FUSELAGE SUFFERED SKIN BUCKLING AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE CREW.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN09CA213Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDurango, COThe student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.Mar 12, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8245H · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020623012709AFarmington, NM(.19) On June 23, 2002, at 1218 mountain standard time, a Beech BE-58, multiengine airplane, N8245H, sustained substantial damage following the collapse of the nose landing gear during the landing roll at the Four Corners Regional Airport, Farmington, new…Jun 23, 2002 · No damage Incident 20020321005469IFinal Approach · Farmington, NM(-23) On 03/21/02, at approximately 1120 MST, N8245H, a Beech baron BE-58, while on approach to landing at the Farmington, NM Four Corners airport, experienced smoke in the cockpit due to landing gear motor failure. The instructional flight had just extended…Mar 21, 2002